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Natalie O’Brien is a multi-award winning career journalist who has worked around Australia covering some of the country’s biggest stories from government coverups to sex trafficking, immigration, the environment, police, courts and crime. She was the first Investigations Editor appointed on The Australian Newspaper and was awarded a highly commended award in the Walkley Awards for her story Children Overboard Didn’t Happen. Contact her on natalie.obrien@news.com.au

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. AUGUST 4, 2023: Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw appears before the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Budget Estimates 2023Ã¢â¬â24 at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

AFP under fire as top cop ditches hearing

The AFP has been lashed over claims of exposed undercover officers and ignored corruption complaints, with the force’s top cop missing the fiery hearing entirely.

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AFP under fire as top cop ditches hearing

The AFP has been lashed over claims of exposed undercover officers and ignored corruption complaints, with the force’s top cop missing the fiery hearing entirely.

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AFP officers vote to strike over pay

The history-making move could disrupt law enforcement across the country as a series of rolling strike actions over pay and conditions starts next week.

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Singapore policing model Australia needs now

A hugely-successful approach to tackling cybercrime is being touted for Australia to keep up with the speed of the attacks.

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Kathleen Folbigg’s ex-husband dies of heart attack

Craig Folbigg, whose ex-wife Kathleen spent 20 years behind bars wrongly accused of killing their children, has died.

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Who is Michael Ibrahim? Aussie tycoon’s trail of failures revealed

Sydney businessman Michael Ibrahim was behind a failed billion-dollar beach resort before switching gears to promote a new star-studded movie studio dubbed Arabiawood, it’s been revealed.

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Why Australia’s top spy jobs are up for grabs

Australia’s top law enforcement agencies are undergoing their biggest shake-ups in years. See crucial top level jobs that need to be filled.

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WARNING - DO NOT USE WITHOUT SPEAKING TO JEFF DARMANIN - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - Pictured is Zoe Jones (not her real name), a retired Undercover Police Officer who is telling her story for the first time. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Aussie cops in hiding after undercover blunder

A group of former undercover cops are now in hiding and demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the AFP who they say broke all golden rules of undercover work.

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‘Tyranny, lies, wrongdoing’ Norfolk Islanders rebel against Australia

Norfolk Islanders are staging a modern day rebellion which is threatening to spiral into an all-out war with Australia.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NCA NewsWIRE, Friday, 14 July 2023.**PORTRAITS ARE NEWSCORP ONLY EXCLUSIVE - NOT FOR NEWSWIRE SUBSCRIBERS****GENERAL COURT PICS CAN BE FILED AS NEWSWIRE** Portraits of Steve Barrett outside Supreme Court Sydney Picture: NCA NewsWIRE, Monique Harmer

$500k claim: Falsely accused crime reporter’s new court battle

Veteran journo Steve Barrett is fighting to recoup almost half a million dollars in costs in the first case of its kind in Australia.

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